Educational Research and Evidence-based Practice (Published in Association with The Open University)

Description

Combining classic articles that have been key markers in recent debates with some new material, this book addresses the problems involved in educational research and the issues surrounding its contribution to policymaking and practice.
The authors examine the diverse approaches within qualitative research and address some of the key areas which have attracted criticism. They consider what role research should play and examine the case for randomised controlled trials and for action research.
The book is suitable for any undergraduate or postgraduate student concerned with educational research methodology, as well as those focusing on educational policy and practice, and students doing PhDs and EdDs.

About Author

Martyn Hammersley is Professor of Educational and Social Research at The Open University. He has carried out research in the sociology of education and the sociology of the media. However, much of his work has been concerned with the methodological issues surrounding social enquiry. He has written several books, including: Reading Ethnographic Research (Longman 1991); What's Wrong with Ethnography? (Routledge 1992); The Politics of Social Research (Sage 1995); Taking Sides in Social Research (Routledge, 1999); Educational Research, Policymaking and Practice (Paul Chapman, 2002), Questioning Qualitative Inquiry (Sage 2008), Methodology, Who Needs It? (Sage, 2011), and What is Qualitative Research? (Continuum/Bloomsbury, 2013)

Contents

IntroductionPART ONE: DEBATES ABOUT EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE1. Teaching as a research-based profession: possibilities and prospects. David Hargreaves2. Educational research and teaching: a response to David Hargreaves' TTA Lecture. Martyn Hammersley3. In defence of research for evidence-based teaching: a rejoinder to Martyn Hammersley. David Hargreaves4. A reply to Hargreaves. Martyn Hammersley5. Making evidence-based practice educational. John Elliott6. Making Evidence-based practice educational: a rejoinder to John Elliott. Ann Oakley7. Evidence-informed policy and practice: challenges for social science. Ann Oakley 8. Intellectuals or technicians? The urgent role of theory in educational studies. Stephen J Ball9. Beyond reflection: contingency, idiosyncrasy and reflexivity in initial teacher education. Alex MoorePART TWO: THE NATURE OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH10. On the kinds of research in educational settings. Michael Bassey 11. The paradigm wars and their aftermath: a "historical" sketch of research on teaching since 1989. Nathaniel Gage12. Action research. Stephen Kemmis13. Increasing the generalisability of qualitative research. Janet W Schofield14. Critical incidents and learning about risks: the case of young people and their health. Martyn Denscombe15. Interrogating the discourse of home-school relations: the case of parents' evenings. Maggie MacLure with Barbara Walker16. Labouring to learn?: industrial training for slow learners. Paul Atkinson, David Shone and Teresa Rees17. An appraisal of Labouring to learn. Martyn Hammersley18. The obviousness of social and educational research results. Nathaniel Gage